Pentling (German pronunciation: [ˈpɛntlɪŋ]; Bavarian: Bendling) is a municipality on the banks of the river Danube, in the Regensburg district of the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) administrative region of Bavaria, Germany.
The municipality has a population of 6,328 as of 1 January 2025 and is a part of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lived there from 1969 and maintained his house there until his death on the last day of 2022.
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ “Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022” [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
